School: Burrane, Inis (roll number 13738)
- Location:
- Burrane Upper, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Tuama
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0600, Page 033
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- (continued from previous page)St. Senan was born in the townland of Moylougha (Magh-locha or Plain of the Lake) in this parish of Killimer towards the end of the Fifth Century. He was a child of prophecy as St Patrick in his tour of conversion through told the Claremen and Clare women who crossed the Shannon to interview him when he was preaching in Limerick and when invited by them to their County "that there was no need for him to visit as a great Saint would soon be born in Clare who would be a Patrick to them. St Patrick blessed Clare from Knockpatrick (the Hill of Patrick) County Limerick St Senan's parents belonged to the farming class and were a saintly couple. His father's name was Ercan and his mother's name was Congella. He lived his early life with his parents in the townland of Molougha There is a flagstone to the north of St Senan's Lake (see Page 10 which is said (by tradition) to mark the exact spot where this illustrious saint was born. St Senan's lake is about a mile due west from this School. His father owned another farm (besides the home one in Molougha) which was situated some place to the west of "The Ferry" in the present parish of Carrigaholt. One time Senan was sent by his parents to take cattle home from this outside farm and having arrived at the Estuary probably some place between Blackweir and Moyasta found his(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Twomey
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
